Nano Banana + Veo 3 = INSANE Videos! Comparison With Runway Act-2 & HeyGen Avatar IV
In this video we will be seeing how to use Nano Banana and Ideogram to create the perfect image to be used along with Veo 3 to create real looking and consistent videos. We will also be seeing how Veo 3 compares with Runway Act-2 and HeyGen Avatar 4. Here’s the video:
Video Summary
Summary: creating a Realistic AI Intro for a Cooking Channel
This video by Creative Pad Media demonstrates a workflow for creating a professional-looking intro for a fictional cooking channel hosted by an AI character named “Amanda.” The creator compares multiple AI tools to achieve a realistic result.
- Concept & Goal: The aim is to replicate high-end YouTube cooking studio intros using AI, as the character “Amanda” lacks the budget and space for a real studio setup [00:00].
- Base Image Creation: The process begins with Ideogram to generate the initial character image, as it currently produces the most consistent and realistic human characters [01:09].
- AI Image Editing: The creator uses Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash) to edit the base image. This tool allows for changing the background (kitchen), clothing, or camera angle while maintaining the character’s facial consistency, essentially acting as an advanced AI editor [03:50].
- Refining Quality: Before animating, the images are processed through an Enhancer (likely Magnific AI or similar) to upscale the quality and remove the “AI smoothing” from the skin, adding realistic texture [07:43].
- Video Generation Tool Comparison:
- Veo 3 (via Open Art): Produced the most natural and high-quality movement. However, it is limited to short 8-second clips [10:50].
- HeyGen (Avatar 4): Offered the best lip-syncing and longer video durations but suffered from robotic, unnatural body movements [12:01].
- Runway Act-2: Attempted to transfer human performance to the AI character but failed significantly, producing distorted and “spooky” artifacts rather than usable footage [17:41].
- Final Output: The best result was achieved by stitching together Veo 3 clips and upscaling the final video to 4K using Topaz Labs [18:50].
Important Links
Link to download the images used in the video:
For other important links to the tools shown in the video, please watch the video on YouTube app/website, since the links are in the description of the video.
